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[Journal of the House of Representatives, 1995]
[Tuesday, October 24, 1995 (133), Para 133.10 Federal Employee Representative Improvement]
[Page 1574]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

para.133.10  federal employee representative improvement

  The Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union was 
discharged from further consideration of the bill (H.R. 782) to amend 
title 18 of the United States Code to allow members of employee 
associations to represent their views before the United States 
Government.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, pursuant to clause 4 of rule XIII, 
recognized Mr. HOKE and Mr. FRANK, each for 30 minutes.
  The following amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 
the Committee on the Judiciary, was submitted:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu 
     thereof the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Employee 
     Representation Improvement Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 2. REPRESENTATION BY FEDERAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Extension of Exemption to Prohibition.--Subseciton (d) 
     of section 205 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(d)(1) Nothing in subsection (a) or (b) prevents an 
     officer or employee, if not inconsistent with the faithful 
     performance of that officer's or employee's duties, from 
     acting without compensation as agent or attorney for, or 
     otherwise representing--
       ``(A) any person who is the subject of disciplinary, 
     loyalty, or other personnel administration proceedings in 
     connection with those proceedings; or
       ``(B) except as provided in paragraph (2), any cooperative, 
     voluntary, professional, recreational, or similar 
     organization or group not established or operated for profit, 
     if a majority of the organization's or group's members are 
     current officers or employees of the Untied States or of the 
     District of Columbia, or their spouses or dependent children.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1)(B) does not apply with respect to a 
     covered matter that--
       ``(A) is a claim under subsection (a)(1) or (b)(1);
       ``(B) is a judicial or administrative proceeding where the 
     organization or group is a party; or
       ``(C) involves a grant, a contract, or other agreement 
     (including a request for any such grant, contract, or 
     agreement) providing for the disbursement of Federal funds to 
     the organization or group.''.
       (b) Application to Labor-Management Relations.--Section 205 
     of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(i) Nothing in this section prevents an employee from 
     acting pursuant to chapter 71 of title 5 or section 1004 or 
     chapter 12 of title 39.''.

  After debate,
  Pursuant to clause 4 of rule XIII, the previous question on the 
committee amendment and the bill was considered as ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute was agreed 
to.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced that three-fifths of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, three-fifths of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.
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